Miniature sandblasters are just what they sound like. The small sandblasters are made to blast, clean, or erase surfaces lightly. So if you have a small project or are looking to clean a one time project, I don’t blame you if you don’t want to buy expensive sandblasting equipment. These can help save you money
I got an email from someone wanting to sandblast wooden beams and it sounds like a cool approach. Below is some of the details he gave me with my responses. I’m doing a project, and wanted your opinion on what would work best. I’ve rented 40-50 year old loft in an old factory that has
I keep getting asked about these sandblasters that have a vacuum cleaner connected to it. Basically, it’s a vacuum system similar to a shop vac that is configured to the sandblaster, and its main purpose is to suck the abrasive back to a container on top of the blaster. This way you don’t need a
Sand is available everywhere, it’s plentiful, and cheap. So can I use it? Let’s face it. Sandblasting abrasive can be expensive when using the approved type, and regular sand is so incredibility abundant in places like the sand dunes shown in the photo. The photo of this enormous sand dune by the way is from
In the past, I talked about the different kinds of sand used for a sandblaster which stated that play sand has silica in it. That was one of the reasons why I suggested that people should not use it. Just about all sandblaster approved abrasives may still release silica even if it’s recognized as a